The , Times-Mountaineer
SATURDAY. . MAY" 7.
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It is constantly claimed by free
traders that a mixture of foreign wool
is needed for the manufacture of cer
tain fabrics, and that this particular
quality connot be rown in this coun
try. This has been heralded north
and south by the Democratic press,
and the argument has been used that
the tariff to improve our qualities of
wool was simply a tax on the wearer
of clothing, without any possible bene
ficial result. In the Consul Report
No. 128 for May, 1891, p. 112, Judge
''William Lawrence, of Ohio, says:
"American wool growers can, and un-
- der proper conditions, will, supply ah
. needed wools. No properly inform s?d
man denies their ability to supply all
needed merino and long wool wools
- of the first and second class. No for
eign wool is "needed to mix" with ours
in the manufacture of woolen goods.
The claim has been made that Aus
tralian wools afe needed for this pur
pose, but it is denied by the able sec
retary of the department of agriculture,
- and one of the most intelligent, honest
and able of the' great wool manufac-
. turers, Charles Fletcher, of the Prov
idence Worsted mills, in a letter, Feb,
IS, 189U, said: "I he talk or mixing
Australian wool to make goods re
quired for this market is all nonsense,
as Australian wools are only used
largely here when they are cheaper
than domestic wools.' The American
consul at Sidney, New South Wales,
G. W. Griffin, in hia report to the
' department of state, March 23, 1S91,
-' says: 'The samples of American wools,
and especially those grown iu the state
of Ohio, sent to the Melbourne Inter
national exposition, were admitted by
experts to be far superior to anything
of the kind ever grown in these colo
speakers- said in Ohio last fall, the
people demand immediate action.
rurtlier on, this same Democratic or
gan says: "The Democratic party is in
favor of bi-mettalism." If it is it has
a sufficient majority in the lower house
to let the people know the fact. But
it is fearful of next November, and in
stead of legislating for the people this
session it is legislating for the succeca
of the Democratic presidential candi
date. A party of expedients at a!
times, it has never aavocated a na
tional policy for tli past quarter of
century, and for this reason it is not
to be tru&ted with the administration
of national affairs.
All indications point to the nonii-
nation of Mr. Cleveland as the Demo
cratic presidential candidate in Ko-
veruber. lie suits the party on the
free-trade subject; but the free-silver
men have already begun 'to clamor
against his candidacy. On the sub
ject of the currency the Democratic
part is in a quandarv. Some western
states miht be induced to change
their political complexion if the Bland
bill had been passed by tl;.. Democratic
conaress; but Wall street was all
powertul and no advantage was taken
of this favorable opportunity to spcure
votes. However much some western
Democratic papers may advocate bi
metallism, the fact is apparent to all
that the party will rot take decided
grounds for or asainst this policy. It
is expedient that daring this presi
dential year the party should legislate
as little as possible upon national
questions, because some blunder may
happen that might be disastrous. But
Cleveland is a mono-metallist, and, if
nominated, he will be gulped down by
the advocates of free-coinage in the
Democratic ranks.
niea.
The Arlington Becord demurs to the
position we took opposing the pro
vision in the River and Harbor bill
for an appropriation of $435,000 for a
portage railroad above this city, to be
given by congress in lieu of any sum
for the prosecution of the work at the
Cascade Locks. We did oppose this
provision in the bill, and for valid
' reasons. In the. first place, it is very
" important that the locks at the Cas
cades be finished at the earliest possi
ble date. Again, portage railways
can be considered in no other light
than temporary expedients, and such
work should be undertaken by the
state. ' And further, no portage rail
way bill could ever pass the senate;
because that body has already adopted
the permanent plan of a ship-railway
to overcome the obstructions to navi-
gation between The Dalles and Celilo.
We are heartily in favor of the state
. of Oregon building the portage railway
above this point as it did at the Cas
cades: but we do not believe in the
government at Washington substi-
The Democrats of Oregon should
understand tbat the citizens of the
sreond district will vote for the man
who represents their interests, and not
for one who is in favor of placing wool
on the free list and protecting new
England manufacturers. Mr. Slater
may have the courage of his convic
tions; but his convictions are opposed
to the opinions of sheep-raisers and
producers generally in the Inland Em
pire. On the contrary, Mr. Ellis is in
favor of that industrial policy which is
calculated to protect the interests of
all classes of . wage-earners, and for
that reason will receive hearty support
from all concerned in the derelopment
of our natural resources. If any state
in the union would be benefitted by
protection that state is Oregon, and if
any portion of this commonwealth
needs protection more than another
that portion is the region east of the
Cascade mountains.
The campaign has been opened in
this state for some weeks, and the
issues dividing the parties are the
same as in former years. For a quar
ter of a century the policy of the na-
TUE CONTRACT SYSTEM.
tuting portage railways at either of tion has beett outlined by the republi-
theae places for the canal and locks at
the one or the ship-railway at the
other.
An esteemed. Democratic cotem-
. porary claims that the supreme court
; should have an Eastern Oregon repre
i sentative, and for that reason advo-
catea the election of the Democratic
candidate for supreme judge. The
producers and wool-growers east of the
Cascade mono tains do not expect any
redress from extortionate freight rates
from the judiciary; but the legislature
is very necessary. It will make little
difference to the people of Oregon in
what portion of the state the mem
bers of the highest judicial court re
side, so that they are honest, capable
men. . They can make no la wsr sim
ply interpret them. The greatest
wants of Eastern Oregon are that
locks at the Cascades be, completed at
the earliest possible date, and that our
next legislature pass a portage railway
bill and grant a liberal appropriation
therefor. . These matters rest com
pletely with ' the legislature and the
can party, and Democracy must act
the part of obstructionists. The doc
trine of protection has saved the
nation from bankruptcy and built up
American industris; but there is not a
Democratic organ in Oregon that is
not advocating a change of this pol
icy. A better financial system has
never been adopted by any nation
than the one now in operation in the
United States, and yet, every paper in
the state of Democratic proclivities is
advocating free-coinage of silver and
change to bi-metallism. In no other
light can any reasonable man con
sider the Democratic party than as
obstructionists to a sound and safe
national policy,
lne lace republican state - conven
tions manifested a degree of harmony
that is premonitory of success in No
vember. President Harrison's ad
ministration has been statesmanlike in
every particular, and has added great
strength to the party. If he should be
nominated his election would be al
most certain,' and the same may be
executive of the state, and every voter I said of a dozen other possible candi-
should be careful that legislative can- dates. The Republican party will
didates to be voted for next June
should be so pledged. The judicial
department of ' government should be
separated from politics and from all
sectional prejudice, and be honest and
competent. With these requisites we
care not where the members of tbi
supreme court reside.
It is a good plan to enquire into the
origin of the Democratic doctrine of
free-trade, or tariff for revenue only.
Robert E. Dosn, of Ohio, in his speech
' in the national house a few days since,
, said: "1 boldly assert that it came
from the south, in the interest of slave
labor,the cheapest labor in the world,"
. and Mr. Doan read what Hamilton of
South Carolina, in his book , entitled
"Cotton . is King," said on the subject
of a "Tariff for Revenue Only:" "We
must prevent the increase of manufac
tures, force the surplus labor into ag
riculture, promote the cultivation of
our unimproved western lands, until
provisions are so multiplied and re
duced in price that the slave can be
fed so cheaply as to enable us to grow
sugar at 3 cents a pound. Then, with
out protective duties, we can rival
Cuba in production of the staple, and
drive her from our market." This
was the text, issued by the 1 South
Carolina statesman, in his great work
"Cotton is King," Democratic text
enter the campaign with a clean record
regarding administration of . national
affairs, and having pursued a vigorous
international policy will stand high in
the estimation of the American people.
it is in iavor or honest money, pro
tection to American labor, and of de
fending American citizens and Ameri
can rights in all foreign countries.
The bill opening the Colville Indian
reservation to settlement will give to
the public a rich belt of land; but we
apprehend no Oklahoma boom in con
sequence. ' If placer mines had been
developed exciting times might" have
been expected; but our people are too
cool and conservative to go wild over
a few acres of land. Of course, be
fore this land is thrown unon the
a
market there will yet be considerable
legislation ana a great aeal ot "cir
cumlocution" business; but it will
come in good time, and will furnish
homes for thousands.
sow.
A Democratic exchange says "it is
a wise political policy for the Demo
' cratic national party to keep the silver
question in the rear until after the
presidential election." It does not
say why it considers this "wise," and
the reader is allowed to draw his own
inference. The fact of the matter is
Tammany and Wall street have awed
' the Democratic majority in the lower
bouse of congress into silence, and it
dares not voice its sentiments on a
question upon which, as Democratic
Our cotemporary of the Sun desires
us to forget the Dred-Scott decision,
the Fugitive Slave law and other acts
of the Democratic party prior to the
"late unpleasantness." In our humble
capacity we will try to expunge these
from the history of Democracy, and
consider President Buchanan'p admin
istration as the inception of the organ
ization ; but we are fearful this ghost
of Banquo will not down at our bid
ding.
The industrial development of East
ern Oregon has not fairly begun, and
the people will not know the wealth
of the natural resources until the im
mense water power of our streams are
utilized for factories, and every farmer
can ship his produce directly to sea
board. In no portion of the Pacific
coasc is there such a held for capit
alists as east of the Cascade mountains
in Oregon. ,
For a long time the producers of the
Inland Empire have anxiously looked
toward the completion of the locks at
the Cascades as the beginning of en
era of cheap water communication with
the seaboard, and since the incorpora
tion into the River and Harbor bill of
the provision for this improvement to
be finished by the contract system
their hopes seemed nearer realization
but they are sorry to see the Oregmir-
ian, in a covert manner, attack the
contract method of carrying on public
work. During the last few years the
great daily has been favorable to an
open river, and has done earnest work
to that end. All must acknowledge
ita influence, not only in tin north
west, but also with our representatives
at Washington City, and for this rea
son its attitude is to be deplored. We
quote anveditorial in its issue of Tues
day:
In the River and Harbor bill to be con
siilcred by coogrees during the present week,
the aggregate amount proposed to be appro
priated and made available at once after ita
passage is $21,290,975. In addition to this
it authorizes the secretary of war to obli
gate the government to the extent of $26,
702,321, or, in other words, this bill, as it
goes to the house, provider for the ultimate
expenditure of $47,993,296, although it ap
propriates Jess than half this amount. It
contains ten items to which the contract
system is to be applied. The amount of
the liability to be assessed by the govern
ment on account of them is $33,262,321. Of
this amount $6,560,000 are at present ap
propriated. The balance will be forthcom
ing whenever it suits the political convent
ence of the party in power to appropriate
Contracts may be made to the amount
of over $33,000,000, but congress makes no
provision that any stated amount will be
come available after tho first year. A con
scientious contractor, after providing bis
plant and making his arrangements for car
rying out his part of the obligation on an
extended scale, may find himself suddenly
confronted with this fact, that his work can
get no further Appropriations, or, at most,
very meager ones, unless he can "stand in"
politically with the senators and representa
tives, through whose influence alone these
may be obtained. He and his bondsmen,
their heirs and executors for several gener
ations to come, may find themselves bonded
to the government, and dancing attendance
to the whim of party caprico, It may nat
urally be asked, what advantage has this
system of carrying on public works over the
present one, or what prospect is there that
these works will be any more expeditiously,
honestly or economically prosecuted?
In the first place, it is believed that
if public works were let to contractors,
greater diligence would be used to
complete them than by the present
system, and greater economy exercised
in the expenditure of money. This is
apparent to anyone, for the selfish in
terests of him or them to whom the
contract was given would impel rapid
work and the most advantageous dis
bursements of funds. The officers of
the war department have no personal
interests in public works, and while
we do not charge them with any dis
honest or questionable practices re
garding the locks at the Cascades, yet
we believe by the contract system the
work would have been completed be
fore this tima The wearisome delay,
caused by change of plans by different
boards of engineers, has caused our
people to be almost unanimous in
favor of a change to a different method,
and no other argument need be
used than the unfinished canal itself,
after sixteen years' work ' and the ex
penditure of over $1,500,000.
JLhe government would be a party
to the contract, and the "conscientious
contractor" could not be injured by
any laches on its part without available
means of redress. Of course, he would
be under bonds for the faithful per
formance of his part, and the United
States would also be obligated to the
fulfillment of its portion of . the con
tract For this reason we can see no
reason why the "conscientious con
tractor" would be forced to dance
attendance to the whim of party
caprice. Public works, under con
tract, would not be subservient to
either political organization; but all
parties would be interested in furnish
ing the contractor every means for
their early completion. If his plant
were damaged by delay in appropria
tions, an action would lie, and it might
cost the government" very dearly.
The Sault Ste Marie canal, in Mich
igan, through which passed last year
more commerce than via the Suez canal,
and perhaps double as much this year,
was built under the contract system,
and the work was done quickly and at
comparatively small outlay. If the
war department had charge of this
great improvement perhaps it might
have been another generation before
the work would have been completed,
Great bodies move slowly, and gov
ernment works have rarely progressed
beyond a snail s pace. There is too
much -"red tape" about governmental
management of improvements in riv
ers, and the time wasted in bearing
from Washington City and adopting
reports of boards of engineers capse
vexatious delays and unnecessary ex
penditure of public money. These
would not happen if public works were
let by contract, and the government
and the individual would be equally
bound to faithful and expeditious
work. Political filibustering with the
River and Harbor bill would then
be expensive to the government and
insure the defeat of either party. By
practical experience the producers of
the Inland Empire have seenkdemon
strated the inability of the war de
partment to complete improvements
expeditiously, and are firmly persuaded
the only manner to open the Columbia
river quickly is by personal interest of
individual contractors in effective work
and economical disbursements.
wall between us and all other nation,"
says the Chicago Inter Ocean. The
foreign commerce of the United States
was of the value of nearly two billions
of dollars during the twelve months
under review. The foreign commerce
for the month of March, 1892, was in
excess of that of any corresponding
month in the history of the nation.
For the twelve months it was greater
by $134,270,220 than for the corre
sponding twelve of the year 1890-91;
greater by $2S2,545,98S than in the
year preceding that, and greater by
312,125,600 than in the year 18SS.
Where now are the Democratic
prophecies of 1890 concerning a di
minution of commerce "on' account of
the tariff?"
Nor is it due solely to the unusual
European demand for American grain
that this large increase is due. Grain
is exported, but there is a wonderful
increase in our imports. For the
twelve months ending March 31, 1892,
our imports were worth 837,058,585,
which is near to one billion of dollars.
Our exports for the same period were
a little more than one billion, being
exactly $1,006,284,506. The iaiports
were in excess of the corresponding
twelve months of 1890-1. during
which there was an unprecedented
rush of foreign goods brought in to
avoid the suppositious "higher du
ties" of the McKinley bill. They
were greater by more than $70,000,-
000 than in the corresponding twelve
month of 1889-00.
Nor can it be said that the pur
chasers of these imported goods paid
more "tax" upon them in years that
antedated the McKinley bill. The
opposite of this is true. The value of
tho goods that came in free of duty
was $461,473,523; the value of those
that paid duty was $375,585,062. So
that more than 55 per cent of all the
goods imported were duty free. Dur
ing the last year of the old tariff the
value of the free goods imported was
but 37 per cent of the whole.
.The deduction is plain. As a nation
we have beeD sending more goods
abroad than formerly and have had a
larger cash balance due us from for
eign nations. At the same time we
have been buying more goods from
abroad, though the increase of our
purchases has been far less than that
of our sales, but most of the goods
bought from abroad have been of a
kind that we can not produce for our
selves. Of those that we can produce for
ourselves we have imported less than
formerly. To sum up. We have sold
more than formerly, we have bought
more American goods than formerly
with cash that Europe has paid to us
for our j exports, and we have bought
more tea.coffee and sugar than former
ly, and our purchases from foreign
countries have been less by $269,225,-
921 than our sales to them. ,
The figures speak for themselves.
The McKinley bill is working very
nicely at present It does not -need
'reforming" as yet
TELEGRAPHIC.
The Plot Discovered.
New York, May 4. By an unex
pected, and to a certain extent unfore
seen, action the Russian diplomatic rep
resentative and the agent of the Russian
secret police id this country have nipped
in the buds one of the best laid plans to
elude the vigilance of the antnorities of
that empire that has been heard or for
some time. The plan was for a woman,
a strong sympathizer with socialism and
other vigorous political theories no: fa
vored by the Rnssiun authorities, to go
to S!. Petersburg as no American and
us the envoy of the International Red
Cross organization, which is now tailor
ing to assist the starving peasants of
Samara. The woman in quest ion is Mrs.
Thcophila Kiaemer, n trusting employe
of the firm of Steiuway & Sons. Mrs.
Kraemer is a tall ani beautiiul woman.
Sue is graceful in manner and bas a per
sonal magnetism which is powerful iu
influencing men ironi whom she desires to
obtain crmceedion. A Pole by birth, she
sptaks Russian as fluently as she does
English. She gH into the pood graces of
the Red Cross people, who agreed to
send her with a grain-laden ship to
Russia, and once there, she would, do
u'ouht, have done good service for her
associates, the nihilists. The Russian
secret police warned the Red Cross so
ciety, but Mrs. Kraemer ha-1 already .se
cured a passport, and, while sbe did not
leave as an ambassador -of the Red Cross
society, it is said that bhe has gooe to
.Russia.
The conference report on the Chi
nese exclusion bin passed the senate
Monday by a vote of 30 to 15. Sen
ator Dolph voted . for this bill, and
such good Democrats as Palmier of Ill
inois and Colquitt of Georgia voted
against iL It is now in order for the
Evening Telegram to call these men
Republican Chinese lovers, and severe
ly criticise them for not following the
principles of Democracy on the ques
tion. ' But then it makes a great deal
of difference whose ox ia gored, and
especially so during a presidential
year. Senator Palmer said the bill
was unnecessarily harsh, and perhaps
he is correct. "
'or rolltiral Capital.
London, May 5 Sir Edward George
Clark, conservative member of the bouse
for Plymonth, delighted a large tory
meeting at Bermondsey to night, by at
tacking tbe attitune of the United States
on tbe Behriog sea question. He said
that Lord Salisbury had shown himself
eager and able to protect British subjects
thousands of miles away, against the
presumptions of the American statesmen
and for this all .oglishmeu at home an
abroad owed him a debt of gratitude.
After referring to the alleged nupineness
of the liberal governments, under similar
circumstances, tbe speaker exclaimed:
"There is no sea in tbe world where
British ships may not sail. Wherever tbe
open sea ebbs and flows, the flag of Great
Britain may wave over her ssiiors. For
refusing to recognize tbe contention of
the United Stites tbat any sea could be
closed to British ships, Lord Salisbury
merits tbe admiration ot all loyal JSng
HSDmcn."
Tbe effect of this outburst was surpris
ing. The audience rose shouting and
cheering. Men waved tbeir bats and wo
men waved tbeir handkerchiefs, while at
tbe rear of the building tbe people began
singing, "For lie Is a Jolly Good Fel
low." The demonstration lasted several
minutes, drowning tbe speaker's voice
when be tried to resume his address.
When Sir Edward stopped speaking tbe
audience cheered and. applauded
shouted lor more.
was r.rrcsted. The prisoner, with four
other men, arranged to blow up tbe resi
dences of several leading citizens. Tbe
arrested man bad in bis possession five
powerful dynamite cartridges, and it id
believed if be had not talked indiscreetly
to a supposed fellow workm&n, who wag
a detective in disguise, tbat Mons would
have suffered a serious and disastrous ex
plosion. Four other men will soon be
arrested. Tbe police tonday discovered
tbe location of tbe anarchists in tbe out -skirts
of the city. A printer was arrested
and a dynamite cartridge found on a
window sill of a house near Liege. Tbe
fuse was ignited, but quenched, and the
explosion thwarted. The police of Liege
to-day searched over fifty houses In which
anarchists resided.
and
For the sake of being informed on
the subject, it would confer a favor on
the editor of this paper if some of our
Democratic cotemporaries would ans
wer the question whether Hon. Jas.
II. Slater donated the amount of his
salary to the IT. S. treasury at the
time of the notorious back-salary grab.
It is to be presumed thai he did, be
cause he has affiliated with Democracy
so long that no such questionable act
should be traced to his door, and of
course would not be tolerated by "the
party of which Wm. M. Tweed was
once a prominent member.
Murdering for Many Years.
Paris, May 5 In the department of
the Drom to-day, Matbias Redelt was
sentenced to death for killing Pere Ilde-
fonso Bursar in - the Trappist monastery
at Aigucbeile, on tbe Arc, last October.
In the course of the trial, Matbias was
revealed as a wretch of little less versa
tility than Deeming. For tbe last fifteen
years be bas passed from piace to place
on tbe continent, killing, robbing and
blackmailing without rest. He speaks
all continental languages and confesses to
at least sixty crimes. To escape detec
tion for burglaries he frequently entered
monasteries and affected tbe greatest pie
ty. In every instance be would mysteri
ously disappear, as would also tbe com
munion service or otber silver plate.
When bis funds began to dwindle, be
would again put on tbe garb of a monk.
After numerous robberies and attempted
murders in French monasteries, be
brought up one year ago as a Trappist
brother in Aiguebelle. He affected tbe
utmost piety, and gave to tbe order 200
or 300 francs wbicb be bad witb him
when be entered. One night in tbe sixth
month of bis residence tbere be entered
the room of Pere Ildefonse Barsar, kill
ing bim and taking from him 17,133
francs in notes and securities belonging
to the order.
TWO BILLIONS WORTH OF TRADE.
The report of the chief of the bureau
of statistics concerning the commerce
of the nation for the twelve months
nding March 31, 1892, is in the na
ture of the vindication of the opera
tion of the McKinley bill. ..
In the first place it proves that the
new tariff has not "built a Uhinese
A leading light of the Republican I
party in New York considers the
nomination of President Harrison to
succeed himself as almost certain. If
the national convention place Mr.
Harrison in nomination he will re
ceive the full support of tbe party, as
will Mr. Blaine, Mr. McKinley, Mr.
Lincoln and several others. The Re
publican party is one of principles and
not of expedients, and there never was
a time' when the supporters of the
doctrine of protection hould stand
more firmly together.
America is developing a new in
dustry in the manufacture of tin-plate,
since the passage ot the McKinley
tariff bill,, and this has caused tbe
Democracy to be violent in its denunc
iation of protection. It would suit
our friends, the enemy, if all clothing
worn by Americans was manufactured
in England, and our wage-earners
driven from the- country, if they could
carry out their principles of free-trade.
England should feel very grateful for
the earnest friends she has in the
United States.
Row in the Ilonse of Commons.
' London, May 4. Tbe bouse of com
mons witnessed to-day tbe most disorder
ly and exciting scene of the season. The
debate was on the land question, and
Herbert Henry Aequith, advanced liberal,
was speaking amid much confusion
among tbe Irish and radical benches
Cunningham Graham, a socialist, repeat
edly interrupted Mr. Asquitb with ironi
cal remarks and calls of "oh," "shame,"
"give proofs," etc. Finally Mr. Graham
sprang to bis feet and shouted: "This is
shameful. . Such words should not be
allowed." Mr. Grabam refused to be
seated, and shouted above the disorder:
"The speech ot tbe honorable gentleman
is a swindle. It should not be allowed.
I protest against it." Mr. Graham's
friends tried to quiet bim, but be reiter
ated tbat Mr. Asquitb's speech was false
and should be stopped.' Tbe speaker
named Mr. Graham, and while ' be was
still on his feet protesting and arraigning
Mr. Asquitb, his suspension was moved
by tbe government, and was carried. Mr.
Grabam then retired, waving his arms
and shouting defiantly: "That was a
swindling speech. This is a swindling
bouse. I will expose it before 100.000
people in Hyde Park, and you shall bear
from them."
A. Frlshtrnl Wreck .
Chicago, May 6. Meager details are
received by tbe Atchison, Topeka & San
ta Fe road of a frightful wreck near Me
dill. Mo. Tbe Chicago Limited, from San
Francisco, was thrown through a bridge
near tbere at 8 o'clock this morning. As
far as known, all the cars of a magnifi
cent tram, loaded with trans-continental
passengers bound eastward, were burled
into tbe waters of a flooded ravine. It
is known tbat many were crushed to
deatb or drowDed, and many more injur
ed. The best information so tar obtain
able is tbat seven were killed, and twenty
three injured.
At the scene of tbe accident a fifty
foot arch spans what is usually a dry ra
vine. It is supposed the heavy rains
weakened and finally displaced it. Tbis
train is usually well filled witb tbe best
class of passengers, a score ol wbom are
believed to be drowned. Among tbe killed
aie tbe engineer and fireman.
The disaster was caused by a water
spout, the falling rains carrying away the
bridge. Tbe train plunged directly into
the water from tbe broken rails. Tbe
cars must have piled on top. of one an -other.
Tbe train usually bas seven cars.
Dr. Ballard Vise harged.
Seattle, May 4. Dr. Frank Ballard,
tbe Fremont physician who was arrested
a week ago upon tbe charge of complicity
in tbe Radloff conspiracy, was given a
hearing to day before Justice Neagle
upon charges of arson and grave robbery.
The only witness against bim was Mrs.
Radloff, and inasmuch as she is a partici
pant, be was discharged from custody.
Tbe woman swore that . Br. Ballard
agreed to identify tbe cadaver burned in
R-idlofTs bouse as RadlnfTs remains. In
dimissing tho case tbe justice said : "Tbe
testimony given against the defendant is
uncorroborated. As it comes from the
mouth of a particep cri minis it requires
corroboration. Tbe charge in based on
a va&uc, shadow and flimsy pretext, and
I regard it as very unfortunate, cot only
to Dr. Ballard, but to the peace and dig
nity of tbe ptate, tbat Dr. Ballard has
been arrested." .
Business Fart of Buckley Burned.
Buckley, Wash., May 5. The busi
ness part ot East Main street was burned
to tbe ground this evening, between tbe
hours of 6 and 8 o'clock. A bed of asbes
and smouldering fire stretches from the
right-of-way to Cottage avenue. The
fire is attributed to sparks from tbe mill
of tbe White River Shingle Company,
located at the depot, wbicb set lire to
the roof of tbe Buckley Lumber Com
pany's store. A light wind was blow
ing, which made the whole street on tbe
south and business paic an easy victim,
tnougD toe lire naa to jump Cedar street
to reach tbe solid block stretching to
ucttage avenue.
IHonaHtery EJnrurd.
mount angel, Or., May 3. The
monastery at Mount Angel burned down
to-day. At 2 o'clock to-day just as the
school bell rang for the afternoon classes.
smoke was seen issuing from the roof of
the monastery. Every one ran to extin
guish the fire, but it was soon seen that
its progress could not be checked. The
place of the fire could not be reached by
the hose, though there was plenty of wa
ter to be had. The flames spread be
tween the plastering and the shingles.
AH hands then turned towards saving the
contents of the building. In a short time
the monastery, church, and seminary
were blazing. The college located south
east of the burning buildings was at first
thought out of reach of the fire, but a
strong wind carried the flames directly
toward the building.
A hose team was formed of some of the
senior students by Father Maurus, which
subsequently proved very effective. The
entire roof of the college was now de
stroyed and a hard struggle ensued, for
the wind scattered burning cinders in
every direction. The roof and seeple of
the college caught fire in different places,
hut the boys understood their work well,
playing their hose wherever it was needed
They behaved like trained firemen. The
carpenter shops and adjoining flour mill
caught fire notwithstanding the efforts of
the brothers and the people of Mount
Angel, who came to their assistance. The
situation became a more dangerous one
every minute and the fire boys worked
hard and even exposed their lives to dan
ger. In fact it is due only to their gal
lant work and to the splendid water sup
ply that the college was saved.
The Hew Umatilla House,
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To Test the Michigan Law.
Lapsing, Mich., May 8, Colonel Duf
field, ot Detroit, counsel for fourteen Re
publican presidential electors, bas asked
the supreme court for a writ of manda
mus to compel tbe secretary of state to
deliver to the sheriffs a written notice,
between July and September, that at the
next general election electors for presi
dent and vice-president of tbe United
States for tbe state of Michigan will be
cnosen. This action is brought to test
tbe constitutionality of the Minor election
law enacted by the last legislature. The
court issued an order returnable May 12
to show cause why tbe writs should not
issue.
Ntonn and Flood.
Ottawa, III., May 3 At noon to-day
the Fox and Illinois river began rising
rapidly, nearly two feet of water coming
between 12:30 and 2 o'clock. From that
hour till 6 o'clock, the rise was from four
to six inches per hour, and reached a
higher stage than ever before in the his
tory of the city. The entire Illinois Val
ley from the junction of the Kankakee
and the Illinois to La Salle, is inundated.
Many thousand dollars worth of property
is destroyed. In Ottawa, several manu
facturing establishments were obliged to
shut down and the electric railway some
two miles in length is under water from
two to seven feet The people on the
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uunuiii luiius were oougea to vacate their
farms, and the water at 9'olock, in many
instances, was within a few feet of their
houses. A rise of one footjnore will ne
cessitate the vacating of many homes. A
Swede named Johnson was drowned last
evening while helping to remove stock
from an island in the Illinois. The river
is over a mile wide here and at Utica.
South of here no serious damage is antic
ticipated to any of the cities as the water
has not risen over an inch since 8 o'cock.
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Sliced to Deatb.
London, May 3. The Standard's cor
respondent at Shanghai says : One of the
chiefs who took a prominent part in the
Chung rebellion was recently, captured
and brought to 'lien Tsin to be tried.
He was found guilty, and as a warning
to an wno reoeuea against tbe govern
ment, was oraerea to oe executed in a
most horrible and agonizing manner.
Tbe sentence put on tbe unfortunate was
tbat be be slowly sliced to deatb, and tbe
awiui punishment was inflicted In a piti
less manner.
Preparing fjr Trouble..
Kingfisher, O. TV, May 3. Governor
Seay regards the situation caused by the
ugly attitude of the Cheyenne Indians to
wards tee settlers in the newly opened
lands, sufficiently perilous to demand his
presence on the scene. He passed by
here to-dav en route there. A fnmnanv
of United States troops will follow him Port 81.
fn.mnrrnu WK;a CUIM U r-1 I '
chief, is the leader of the rebellious reds.
Another cause for alarm is the fact that a
new town is being built on the site of the
burial grounds of the Indians killed in
the battle with General Custer in 1868.
The Indians regard the building of a town
there as a sacrilege.and threaten to burn
out and massacre the inhabitants.
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ThoaRsnda Died ia BrarSI.
Warsaw, May 3. Out of 38,000 Polish
emigrants who went to Brazil, 1500 are
recorded as having returned. It is esti
mated 18,000 Poles died in Brazil from
yellow fever. Many bad reports from
Brazil diverted tbe stream of emigration
to tbe United States,and this was increased
by tbe recent bad barvests in Poland.
Swept Everj-thinic .Before It.
Pattonsburg, Mo., May 3. A torna
do passed through De Kalb county last
evening in a northwest direction, sweep
ing everything before it. It wrecked the
home of Mr. Sham, seriouslv iniurintr
him and killing his wife. It also killed
Miss Boyd at the crossing of the Grand
river. At Williamsford it damaged much
property, but injured no one. A little
further on it cut a swath 100 yards wide
through a thicklv settled farming dis
trict, wrecking buildings for a distance of
ten or twelve miles, and mangling many
norses. At rne nome 01 Alfred JJaniel
his wife was fatally hurt, while he and
his baby were badly injured.
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Muscat 83,
Angelica 83,
' Mountain 83
Burgundy 83,
Zinfapdel 84,
Riesling 83, .
Hock -83,
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A Surrender la Advance.
LoDisvnxE, Ky., May 4. Tbe Courter
Jovrnal publishes an editorial in which
Henry Watterson says the nomination of
Urover Cleveland to the presidency by
tbe Democrats would mean tbe surrender
of tbe election in advance to tbe Repub
licans.
A Prisoner Identified.
Heppner, Or., May 3. Deputy Sheriff
Single, of Marysville, Cal., accom-
an Gregorio "Vineyard Co, -Afcjeiiey .
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A Cronln Suspect Dead.
Joliet, III., May 5. Patrick O'Sulli-
van, tbe Cronin suspect, died in tbe pris
on hospital. To the last be maintained
uis innocence.
The Spokane Spokesman in a dispatch
from Garfield, under date of May 2d, says:
'Considerable satisfaction is manifested by
the farmers oyer the result of the trial of
the jnte bag factory in the state peniten
tiary at Walla Walla last Monday. Every
report received here baa been favorable to
the new enterprise, and that the mill stood
the test is fully admitted on all sides.
While it can only turn oat 4000 bags per
day, still there are strong hopes that it will
drive at least one nad into the coffin of the
grain bag combine and thus relieve, par
tially, at least, the farmers from the ex
tortion' practiced upon them by this one
item of expense. The outcome. of this ven
ture on the part of tbe state means a great
deal to the Palouse coat. try and ita progress
will be watched with no little interest by
all farmers and business men. Success
means tbonsanda of, dollars annually to
them; failure only means a continued reign
of one of the most dreadful of combinations
the bag trust.
Eagle: News reached Long Creek Wednes
day afternoon of the death of Frank Wal
lace, of Mt. Vernon, caused by injuries re
ceived by bis team running away while on
the return from Canyon City the evening
before. It is learned that Mr. Wallace was
intoxicated, and while leaving Canyon City,
one of his horses became so detached as to
permit tbe tongue of the vehicle to fall to
the ground. Tbe team being high spirited,
they at this point took fright and began
running, 10 wbicb Mr. Wallace received in
juries that caused his death at 10:30. Mr.
Wallace has resided in tbe neighborhood of
Mt. Vernon for years, where by hia death
he leayes a wife and family.
J.H
panied by Conductor Connor of the
Southern Pacific, arrived last niht.
Quientan who has been held by the au
thorities here for shooting Brakeman
Conley on the Southern Pacific in April,
was identified and thev took him awav
this morning. The friends of the accused
who came with him from California, claim
he was in his bunk on the car when the
shooting occurred, though the California
officer is satisfied he has a clear case
against him.
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St. Petersburg, May 4. At Vilna to
day six Jews and Jewesses were convicted
of murdering babies entrusted to tbeir
care, and sentenced to penai servitude
from six to twenty years. In many in
stances the murders were committed
witb tbe connivance ot tbe mothers
of tbe little victims. Tbe first clue
to 4be murderers was discovered
in April, 1890, when the bodies of six
small children were found in a cesspool
of a wretched hovel in Vilna, Further
searches led to the discovery of the re
mains ot sixty-five infants. Forty-five
men and women were arrested and 350
witnesses summoned. Tbe dispatch does
not state whether all the prisoners were
tried and only six convicted, but it is
gUDDOsed only six were tried. Tbe pris
oners gained the colloquial name of "an
gel makers." : -,
The Hirer ad Harbor Bill.
Washington, May 5. The house.after
routine business, went into committee of
tbe whole on the river and harbor bill.
Holman attacked the bill as being extrav
agant. He said it rot only appropnated
more than $21,000,000, but. authorized
contracts wbicb would make tbe govern
ment liable for $36,000,000 more. Whit
ing, of Micbigan,tbougbt the proposition
to secure a a 1-100 1 channel trom JJulntb
to Buffalo premature and ill-advised.
Breckenridge, of Kentucky, also attacked
the bill, while Lockwood favored a deep-
waterway chsnnel, as also did Catchiccs.
ot Mississippi. Tbe general debaet being
concluded, the bill was considered under
the five-minuted rnle. Without dispos
ing of it tbe committee rose and the
house adjourned.
Plots of ABArrhlsts.
Brussels, May 4. To-day, at Mons,
tbe man who divulged the anarchist plot
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